Water is an essential resource today. However, privatization of water resources has led many to argue this continuous increase in water rates. among water, privatization has made many people argue with such privatization. As the population continues to increase, the question arises whether water should be considered as a human right or a commodity?
Prompted by a global water scarcity scare emerging in the 1980s, many started emphasizing the idea of water as a necessity, especially one that fuels our daily survival, agricultural and industrial needs, which gradually developed into an internationally-acknowledged matter. In 2010, the United Nations General Assembly recognized water as a human right. However, many governments across the world still fail to provide access to this necessity.
